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Base on your book and class lecture Identify and explain five alternatives Strategies for
Acquiring IT Applications in an organization? (100 points)
Base on your book and class lecture explain the following:
SDLC? (25 points)
The difference between tangible benefit and intangible benefits for justifying IT investment in an
organization (25 points)
White a paper with reference on the topic of social commerce. You must include at least 3
references. One page maximum (50 points)
Here are some tips for you to begin your paper: Think about the advantages and problems
associated with social computing at individual, organization and societal levels. You may also
think about the various social computing options available today, etc.
Solution
If an organization has successfully justified an IT investment, it must then decide how to pursue
it. An organization has several strategies for acquiring IT applications. Six common strategy
options are to
(1) Buy the applications- The standard features required by IT applications can be found in many
marketable software packages. Therefore a company should consider well and plan the buy
option to ensure that the selected package contains all of the features necessary to address the
company

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